Yonfan's Bugis Street

by Kenneth Chan

Book Overview

Bugis Street was famous (or notorious) for being a haunt of transgender prostitution in the early decades of postcolonial Singapore. Since then the site has been a source of touristic obsession and local cultural anxiety. In his 1995 film Bugis Street, director Yonfan brings the short lane back to vivid cinematic life. By focusing on the film's representations of queer sexualities and transgender experience, this book contends that the under-appreciated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888208756
• ISBN13: 9789888208753
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.4"